Hilliker had a quick answer: Crooked Tree IPA. He said it was a well-balanced India pale ale, which is one of the most popular kinds of beer in America right now.

Hilliker also said the beer is about 40 percent of the brewery's business when combining tap room and distribution sales.

"It’s safe to say without Crooked Tree IPA, we might not be where we are today," Hilliker said.

What's the least-ordered beer?

This one's a little trickier. When a beer seems to be becoming unpopular, it's rotated off the menu while other favorites are brought back. The seasons call for different flavors, and most beers come back around.

"We have an even keel across," Hilliker said.

Still, some beers can cause people to hesitate at first. Hilliker pointed to the Scary Jesus Rock Star beer as one that gives pause with its apricot and chamomile ingredients. Once people get past the words and get to the flavor, Hilliker said, they enjoy it.

"Dark Horse is very much a family company," Hilliker said. "But the idea is to diversify, and bring in as many things that we can do in-house here and really highlight our employee skill sets, and push it as far as we can in that respect."

What's something people need to know about Dark Horse?

"We always have something extra going; we’ve probably got eight or 10 different projects on the back burner, waiting to see what comes up next," Hilliker said.

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Allen Hilliker talks about what kind of work environment Dark Horse Brewing Co. offers their employees and how it has helped them expand away from just beer.(Photo: Stephanie Parshall/For The Enqui)

Hilliker said past projects such as installing an ice cream and coffee shop, Dark Horse Commons, serve as good examples of that. The whole Dark Horse compound has changed over the years from a small tap room with some outdoor seating to a sprawling complex offering shops, concerts and more.